Watch New Yorkers get freaked out by Walking Dead ‘zombie’ prank

Having been thoroughly freaked out by last month’s ‘puking baby’ stunt, the unfortunate people of New York have once again fallen victim to an elaborate prank – this time courtesy of TV hit The Walking Dead.

The latest gag saw a bunch of actors – caked in gory zombie make-up and hidden under a gate in the city – attempt to scare the living daylights out of the people above by reaching bloody hands out of the gate as they passed by.

Judging by the reaction of some of those featured in the above clip, the trick appeared to work – in much the same way as the aforementioned Devil’s Due stunt, which saw locals horrified by the sight of an evil baby with a fondness for projectile vomit.

The stunt was staged by Walking Dead producers AMC, to promote the show’s return to US screens on February 9 – picking up where the fourth series previously left off.

The new episodes will be shown in the UK on Fox one day after their US premiere – although British fans who don’t have the Fox channel are likely to be left disappointed following the recent news that Channel 5 will not be airing the fourth series.